Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863

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Name (Latin)
Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863
Other forms of name
Shaw, R. G. (Robert Gould), 1837-1863
Date of birth
1837-10-10
Date of death
1863-07-18
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Armed Forces
Occupation
officers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 72561792
Wikidata: Q713931
Library of congress: n 88026407
Sources of Information
  • Jackie Shearer papers, 1966-1993:(Robert Gould Shaw the commander of 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment)
  • Wikipedia, Jan. 10, 2014(Robert Gould Shaw (Oct. 10, 1837, Boston, Massachusetts - July 18, 1863, Morris Island, South Carolina) was an American military officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; as Colonel, he commanded the all-black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, which entered the war in 1863; killed in the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, near Charleston, South Carolina)
  • Smith, M.W. Beacon Hill's Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, c1986:introd. (b. 10/10/1837, d. 7/18/1863)
  • LC data base, 7/13/88(hdg.: Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863)
  • Boston. Feb'y 13th, 1863. The undersigned, 1863:t.p. (Col. R.G. Shaw)